No longer in the daily fire updates. The Kerr Fire last appeared in an official report on August 12, at 65 acres and 90% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Kerr Fire

Clay County, Texas · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
65 acres
Aug 12, 2:00 AM
Containment
90%
Aug 12, 2:00 AM
Crew size —
Money spent —

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Kerr Fire summary

The Kerr Fire is a wildfire near Clay County, Texas. It has burned about 65 acres (about 49 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
65 acres
Containment
90%
Discovered
August 12, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 1:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Overnight

77°F · Clear

Wind 10 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday

105°F · Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Wednesday Night

78°F · Clear

Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday

105°F · Sunny

Wind 16 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Thursday Night

77°F · Clear

Wind 12 to 16 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 1:05 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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